Study of demographic and risk factors in endometrial cancer at Al-Zahra hospital from 2007-2009

Objective: to determine demographic status and risk factors in endometrial cancer among patients with this cancer. methodology: a case control study has been carried out on 53 patients with endometrial cancer and 303 patients with other endometrial disease that they refer to al-zahra hospital of tabriz between 2007-2009. demographic data such of both groups of patients were evaluated. results: there were significant correlations between postmenopausal status (or:13.37), hypertension (or:2.7), diabetes (or:5.02), diabetes & hypertension (or:5.84) and infertility (or:5.04) with endometrial cancer. there was no correlation between familial histories of urogenital cancer with endometrial cancer. there was no significant association between job and low income with endometrial cancer. conclusion: we conclude that age, obesity, hypertension, diabetes, postmenopausal status, and infertility are associated with a modestly increased risk for endometrial cancer. diabetes is significant markers of risk for endometrial cancer, especially among the hypertensive women. lower education was associated with endometrial cancer.